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Akaroa

Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name. The name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for "Long Harbour", which would be spelled Whangaroa in standard Māori. The area was also named Port Louis-Philippe by French settlers after the reigning French king Louis…

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Community
Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula
Country
New Zealand
District
Christchurch City
Electorates
Banks Peninsula · Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
European settlement
18 August 1840
Founded by
Jean François Langlois

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Akaroa

Nodes89
Edges88
Triples184
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022472
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related to history · 23
Akaroa → Akaroa Harbour, British, British Resident, Elizabeth, Europeans, In, James Busby, John Stewart, Kaiapoi Pā, Kāi Tahu, Māori, New Zealand, North Island Ngāti Toa, Peninsula, Roimata, Stewart, Takapūneke, Tama-i-hara-nui, Te Rauparaha, Te Whe
related to British settlement · 18
Akaroa → After, August, Avon River, British, British Crown, Captain Owen Stanley, Captain Stanley, Captain William Hobson, Clough's, European, French, He, HMS Britomart, James Robinson Clough, Jimmy Robinson, Lieutenant-Governor, New Zealand, Peninsula
related to Sources · 18
Akaroa → Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, Cradle, CUP, February, French Akaroa, Geology, Geophysics, Gordon, ISBN, King Publishers, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal, Ogilvie, Peter, Phillips, The Royal Society, Tremewan
related to French settlement · 17
Akaroa → Adolphe Balguerie, Banks Peninsula, British, Captain Jean François Langlois, English, France, In, Kāi Tahu, Langlois, Māori, New Zealand, Pacific, South Island, The, The Nanto-Bordelaise Company, When, While
related to Notable residents · 12
Akaroa → AkaroaFrank Worsley, AkaroaWilliam Penlington, Banks Peninsula, Buckland, Endurance, Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic, Expedition, Hinewai Reserve, Jessie Buckland, Parker, Penlington, Wilson
related to Akaroa lighthouse · 11
Akaroa → Cemetery Point, Construction, For, France, In, Scotland, Sundays, The, The Akaroa, This, Unfortunately
related to External links · 10
Akaroa → AKAROAAkaroa, Canterbury RegionTHE STORY OF, Charles MeryonLand, Civic TrustCruise Ship, Media, New Zealand, THE FRENCH COLONISATION OF, Wikimedia CommonsAkaroa, WikivoyageImages, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Education · 9
Akaroa → Akaroa Area School, Akaroa's, District High School, However, In, It, July, The, This
related to Museum · 8
Akaroa → Akaroa Museum, Banks Peninsula, Catching Shadows, In, It, Langlois-Eteveneaux, Rue Balguerie, Rue Lavaud
related to Onuku Church · 8
Akaroa → After, Built, It, November, Onuku Church, Services, The Kaik, This

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french new zealand british peninsula town māori built people settlers banks land harbour church settlement lighthouse company first area years

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AkaroaCommunityTe Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula1.00infobox
AkaroaCountryNew Zealand1.00infobox
AkaroaDistrictChristchurch City1.00infobox
AkaroaElectoratesBanks Peninsula1.00infobox
AkaroaElectoratesTe Tai Tonga (Māori)1.00infobox
AkaroaEuropean settlement18 August 18401.00infobox
AkaroaFounded byJean François Langlois1.00infobox
AkaroaLocal iwiNgāi Tahu1.00infobox
AkaroaPostcode75201.00infobox
AkaroaRegionCanterbury Region1.00infobox
AkaroaWardBanks Peninsula1.00infobox
Akaroa• Banks Peninsula MPVanessa Weenink1.00infobox
Akaroa• Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)1.00infobox
Akaroa• Mayor of ChristchurchPhil Mauger1.00infobox
Akaroa• Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury1.00infobox
Akaroa• Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris1.00infobox
Akaroa• Territorial AuthorityChristchurch City Council1.00infobox
Akaroa• Total2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi)1.00infobox
Akaroa• Total6401.00infobox
Akaroais asmall town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand0.90text

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